Tom passed away on May 28. Tom was a great help to the club; He donated a lot of controline stuff, and he always helped at the contests, Tom judged, ran scoresheets ran the raffle ,and always stayed in his positon. His health failed three years ago, and he became homebound.
Lee Thiel said "Tom was always fun to be around. He knew a lot about firearms and controline. Tom's favorite saying was " I can't fix it" When he was posed a difficult question. Tom was very down to earth and had a double dose of common sense. He taught me a lot and was always very encouraging.
Doug Ames wrote "Sorry to hear this. He was quite the character and I enjoyed talking to him. He had many words of wisdom.
Bryan Norton said" Tom was a good guy and I am proud to have called him a friend."
Dave Harmon said " I came on the Tulsa scene rather recently after Tom Became sick". "I did not have much contact with him so I did not know him well". "He seemed like a really nice guy, I wish I could have known him better".